The Sun. — London, England, 1810-05-21 00:00:00

ndty Ar- ~;:~i~, LEX - F the ;iUS• DLO; ;z0 for- w 'and from sent riza, )und the - ore, lon hrea Of 'en• ;ter, brig brig Will g ro 7 4 ;hip for few ard, the 1 31 ainS tack led fir- 1.3 ring ere u ra ) no.- ere 3ud 3cl it- ~~ FRENCH .11D DUTCH PAPERS. ST3CEIIIOLNI, APRIL 20.7-.011 the 16th ins - tint; 3 con , ier was sent off for Russia ; on the .17t!►, .an 7 other for France; and on the ltith, a third for Eng - - lat:d. A motion has been made in the Diet, the Ohjea of which is to in;roduce a change in the mode of eletlion to form the States of the Kinz, , dom. TRIESTE ) APRIL 18.—Th►e Duke of RAGUSA basset out for the frontiers of Turkey. He has taken with him five regiments of inf►ntry, and some of - French cav,:lry, which are to be joined by four regiments of CTeati. A Turkish Pasha is on the frontiers of Bosnia at the bead of 15,000 men. -He has invited the Duke of Ragusa to an interview with him; we are to expectation of the result: • BERLIN, APrat 22.—The Court has just received dispatches from Field Marshal KALKREUTH, who is at 'Paris. We are generally assured that the content s of these dispatches are of an agreeable nature. We are assured that the Field Marshal will prolong - his stay in the French capital. VIENNA, APRIL 24. This morning arrived ,a Courier from Paris sent by MdM -..e --ETTERNICII, our tlinister for Foreign Affairs. The dispatches which he brou&ht were immediately given to his Mjesty. his Majesty is making preparations for a journey to E eheinia. His equipages have just set out. Our e xchatige'has risen a little. The report of a war with Tuxicey acquires , strength. STLITGARDT, APRIL 30.—The King set put this horning in order to pass the summer at Louisbuurg ; The Queen will go thither the day after to-1110:- 1 0w. The Court Gazette contradias an article in that of triang, which says, that in the States of Baden and Ir urtemburg, individuals arrested during the last 'war, o i l political considerations, have been set at 'liberty. FRANKFORT, MAY 3. His Royal Highness • 'aztic..v, Wfwast of Prussia arrived here the day b efure yesterday, as' well as the Grand Marshal .o unt - Gitasafq and the Prince of HOHENLOHE. The eneral -of Division, S.•GERMAIN, who arrived here )'eAerday, sit out this morning fur Mayence. ANTWERP, MAY 3.-- , -Yesterday a very brilliant ~!e was given to their Imperial Maje s ti e s' a t t h e ~_•l e wn-liouse of this city. The King and Queen of ;A r estphalia were also present. The King of Hot.. , t 4 ted arrived here this morning. It is s a id, th a t,th e i r tliperial Majesties leave this place to-morrow for , 4 PArtrs, MAY 9.—The - Moniteur - of this "day and ).esterday contain the continuation of the journal of t he siege of Cadiz, from the 6th of- Match to the cl st of the same month, but does not contain any 'Vetation of imponanCe. A4sCERDAM, MAY was on the 27th of 1)61 that the ceded countries were annexed to ranee, accordin g to the 6th article of the treaty neluded on the 16th of last March the said,coun . - ' r ies are as follow :—Dutch Blabanr, Zealand, in !„.luding th e I s l e . o f S c h weren, an d t h at part o f .ittelders which is situated on the left bank of the Waal. BASLE, APRIL 30.—King Gustavus Adolphus has hi red for several months the hotel called the Chei ry garden ; the Queen is daily expelled. The .King lakes frequent walks on the French territory, as ell as that of Switzerland and of the Gland Duchy Baden. TRIESTE, 'APRIL 19.....--The Marshal Duke of R - t,L I . sa has proceeded from Laybach to Carlstadt.— e regiments of fo o t an d one reg i ment o f h orse _ had preceded him to the latter :place. They.are to rjoin e d b y f our reg i ments o f C roats, an d to march the% Tot kish frontiers, where they are to form a The intelligence received at .the QUEEN'S Hoose ',' es tt'Tdav, relative to the state of the Princess AEE-• 1 1 14.8 health, was, " that her Royal Highness had t 1 a favourable night, a n d s l e pt f our h ours , an d . Pt her Physicians were of opinion that .her corn- T i t 'int seemed to have taken a favourable turn." I , o n Friday night P r i ncess A MELIA was so very ill a l ai the Volu n t eers o f Windsor, Royal, Horse ' l ards, and Stafford Militia, wh o were to have 11.(:t,on the Saturday to fire a feu-de-joie in honour . •-tA) '3 ller N'IAJESTY'S Birth-day, who completed her ti lll year, were count e r man d e d, an d t h e M ayor or ris'd the pr o c e edi ngs o f t h e B ac h e l ors ' J u bil ee to W.Pt ; but the unexpei9ed good report o f her Royal Witless ha% ing had a good night's rest, on Satur• morramo, which was confirmed by their MA ,I and PitiNCESSES riding out an arring,'their u uTlee was ordered to go 021. - Her Royal Highness was attended the whole li ght by Doctors Sir H EN RY H.ALFORD;DUNDAS,• and Pope, and Mr. BA TTESCOMBE . Sir "JAY HALFORD left Windsor at te n o ' c l o ck on t'' T urciay morning for London. D o ct ors D UNDAS , C"LIC, Pops, and BATTHCOMBE, remained in at l'tndanee.- Her Royal Highness was so much bet -11., that his iNIAJESTY, the Dukes of YORK, KENT, 1 , 1(1 CIAMBAIDGE; and Princessea AUGUSTA apid So fill"; rode out an airing in Windsor Great Park, in O2OILIi nines till half Ost twelve o'clock ; and her P, 4 ' 767 .1 and Princess ELIZABETH took an airing to 'l`Trore Lodge and Gardens ; and the King's Own Ip c Yal Siatibid,Mili t i a was rev i ewe d i n- t h e •G reat ark, by Ge.ner::l FiTznoy, conseque.7ce of its MAJETY'S Birth-day. The Prince of une(' again to Wind,or on Friday night; "' -J tir o tkt, Ooke and Duchess of YORK. arrived also. c. "-SlIt;:r of the Rein Deer was i lately tried on :owls, at Jamaica, 1 ,- ,1 contemp',9- so inica;prain, and bene , found gu'Ly, &um tint'. PORTUGUESE PAPE:ft.:7. TASitii?, MAY is reporiecl that I 4 T/y mlrch= ed from. Salamanc ► on the . 191 h ult.. Detached p fies.of the enemy's troops continue to sheW them se!ves on 00 left bank of :be Douro. The adv ices from Almeida to the 28 , 1 i ult. inclu sive, are as follow :—" The French have been in. motion these several days past. It is 601, however, yet ascertained whether they - intend to attack Ciu dad Rildrigo, or ,proceed to Estremadura. A forte of about. 5000 men is- collected at - the Puerto de Perales. They are colleaing provisions in Tamarnes, which is five leagues firm) Ciudad Rodrigo ; but We, are ignorant of the total of their troops in that quar ter, as . various other corps have marched to different LISBON, MAY s.—We have just received the fol lowing paper, printed at Tarragona :•-•-• • " Tire General in Chief ad interim of this army, has received the pleasing intelligence that u cOlumn of the enemy's troops, consisting of 1506 men, having marched from Barcelona in the direction of Espirraguena„ our vittorioui troops of Villafranca, who were at the bridge of Casamassana,- upon learn-. ing the enemy's approach, rapidly descended to meet them, iviihoot waiting to ascerrain their force, and rell.in with them on the plains. between the towns of Eparragueira and Abrera. The result was, that our brave troops remained masters of the field, with the Joss-on the, part of the enemy of SQO . prisoners, 400 killed, and the rest dispersed and put to flight. It is certain that few or none of them could escape to - Barcelona. The General„aware of the satisfattion which the public must derive from this gratifying intelligence, orders that it be forth with published. , " O ' DONELL, General." " Tarragona, 4th April, 18ro." _ , BADAJOZ, APRIL 30.--The 3000 French infan try, and 400 cavalry, who entered Merida on the 26th inst. on their march from Andalusia, continued their route on the 29th for Almendralejo, in wind) city they have established their veteran troops, and the park of artillery. The enemy put in Tequisition every description of vehicle in the places in, their possession. They are also collealing protisinns in Truxillo.: It is certain that 1000 French hate already entered Caceres. Letten trtAri . Cadiz state, that Blake arrived 'there on the 22d, and was 2prioieted Minister at War ; and that 10,000 men had left the Isle of Leon to join the troops in tle Sierra of Ronda. - • . BADAJOZ, MAY 1.-- , By several peasants from Moutrjo, we learn, that in the night' of the 27th, the enemy's troops that skewed themselves in tront of this fortress in the morning, entered that. - place,. bringing in with 'them 18 wounded, and having left several killcd'on the road. Their object in paying us a visit was to carry off the cattle in our vicinity ; but they appear to have suffered from the fire of this fortress, a - tt - d fort St: Christopher. BADAJOZ,AYhtL 27.--The French, it appears, had completely evacuated the kingdom of Valencia bythe 23d ult. We leirn float the Manresa Diary, that the f or , tress of Huila'rich has, been •in vain summoned a second time, by Byron L.-Mazanchelli, who Offered' the garrison the honours ofwar, and that the (Al-l eers should retain their liorses'and•baggage, and the solditTs their knapsacks.. The answer of the Go vernorD. Julio D'Estrada was as follows To the General commanding the blockading army- - -Sir; I have read in your letter the articles you propose to me, and the reasons which appear- to hate induced you to propose them. It 'affords me•ttie-satisfaCtion of.mamfesting to you, 4s I have already done to your General in Chief, the sentiments which ani mate this garrison awl myself. You will, therefore, exeuse me in advising you to abstain, for • the fu ture,•.from .all proposals. of that description, unless you wish to inflame more and more the ardour- with which my troops already glow, in the &fortd of their just cause, though circumstances -haveleftvthe fortress they garrison to stand alone in the Midst of all their enemies:" The French were so much enraged at this brave reply, that they opened a most furious• fire upon the r castle; and the next day, - between seven in the morning, and five in the afternoon, they threw in 160 shells of 14 incheS diameter, but without the smallest impression upon the ardour of the garrison. the 21st and the 22d of February, the enemy discharged no less than 425 shells. BADAJOS, APRIL 23.—A great part of the division of Regnier marched' from Merida, in the morning of . the 2 tst inst. for Montijo,• whence they pushed their advanced posts towards Roca. ind latter were, however, repul , ed by the . lsoo Spaniards post ed there, under the command of Brigadier D. Carlos Flespanba. In the evening Of the saint: day, the . rest of,the division'marched for the same poi n t, whence 4000 set out for Roca, and arrived there at day-break, on the . 22d. The Sir-anish troops fell back towards Albuquerve. It is ascertained that the gairlson of M.:sdrid has been reinforced by troops that have Inatched fiom the Rioja and Arragon., Murillo, a Member of this Junta, has assembled in the districi of Caceres, t ',non peasants, of whom 800 are already armed. B , ADAJOS, APRIL 23.- , ---The_enerny, in their move ment upon Roca and Afberplerque, whence they retrelted on the 23d, lost 260 men. Bialasteros still occupies Aroche. The French' force which was advancing against bins, wllO he fell back to that place,. enn...isted of 7006men:They came to blows at Constantina, where the French lost 200 men, and the Spaniards an equal number; in . eluding the peasants. . Bassecourt has 20,000 under his command" in Cuenca, and his advanced posts extend into La Mancha. Mr. SAMUEL `WESLEY, %Ahose musical knowledge and gmius have deservedly raised him high in pro fessional repute, had a Morning Concert on-Satur day last at the Hanover-square Rooms, which was attended by anu I,erouS•and elegant audience. He performed an extempore on the piano-forte with ex traordinary excellence, and which was marked throughout by taste, as well as profound science. He displayed also great skill in executing a Concerto of SEBASTIAN BACH. Mrs. BILLINGTON, MOSS, BEALE, and VAUGHAN, added to the treat, which mas also enriched by a grand composition of a Mr. NOVELL°, k 0 Y.?: r" .4C4 No. t6.—Distant Vie b slariils of C:Te Townsend; hum a mountain in N4,-v.• 11011'10,—W. Wr.STALL. We noticed thiS" pi'6lUre befoi - e it appeared in the isCademy, kind our seconcliiew of it, -at that place, has confirmed the favourable p)inion which v‘e then expresseti. The picture glowipg but not giudy. 11:e artist has taken his stand upon a point which enabled him to pte- - ient a sctbe rich, striking, and piditresque. 'The whom forms fin interesting spec . tacle, as we before , observed, , to the philosophic naiad; by suggesting, the improvements which time may be expected to koduce, in giying_culture, and all their attendant blessings, to a scene witch now : presents .to , the Lye nothing but a. bold display of savage grandeur;'. No. 17. A Charger in a Skirmish: %i , ithCut his RA:lr.—Sir BOUIC EO It.A.' The merit of this artist in representing - that noble animal the horse, ,is well-known: We kive here a spirited sk(tch of that animal in a %cry p'eculiar and striking point of There is great boldness in the conception, and the mariner in whiCh the artist has treatedit, corresponds with the animation of the subjeo. 'Such sketches have often a stronger im pression on the mind than more tinished.composi (ions. No. 67. Pyrtrait of the Right 1 - IOn."G Canning.—T. LAW'. R ENCE, • This is a very exact and animated portrait of the distinguished statesman Whom it represents. There is a modest dignity.in the air and attitude; the co louring is c!taste without tameness ; thee is' a gotid breadth of light, and the pidure altogether,_ if the name Of the Artist were not known, would be con sidered as the produdion of no ordinary pencil. No. 142. Tile De'atli of the Earl of Argyle.— 1. NORTH. corE, it. A. Though the incident here represented seems to be without any other authority than the.accomit given hi the late'Mr. histot ieal fragment, yet it has a sufficient basis fir the skill pf a paitner, and the artist has fully embodied the citcutivaantes as de tailed by the atithor.. This pittore we noticed m its progress, and the artist has fully gratified the expectation whielr its adVances excited. The story is well told, and.strongly interests the mind: • The contrast between the triingnil repose of Argyle, and the bitter sell-teproach-of the man who li,d.assist. , ed in dooming him to death, is awfully impressive. ThF,.. gaoler displays a firti) boldness of diameter.; without volgarity. , The whole is charaderized by plain manly colouring, and is 'altogether a v;ork of distinguished merit. An organ-builder in Gottesbuhren, in We7opha lia, has invented a loom Which. performs - all. the operations of itself. - Without , the intervention, of the weaver, it sets the treadle in motion, throws the shuttle, and stops it.at the opposite. side : loosens the web, when a certain portion is finished, and winds the cloth upon the axle. An index, attached to the.machine, shews at . any time the number of ells:that are woven.,. - - M. ANTOINE TsottAN, meclanician, at BalStall, has constructed an air ballcion.of 15,000 cubic ket, which he tills in three minutes with an improved gas. The balloon is made, upon 'the model of a Pa lace, with four fronts ; a boat is attached to it, car tytng two pieces at cannon,- which' he Loads and discharges at a c. ruin elevation. M. TscnAN matle ttis fifty-tUrd ascension at Soleure, in Switzerland, oil the Ist ult. Mr. GREVILLE'S MINERALS.—In pursuance of a Petition to t - he House of,Coiumons, from.the . tees of the British Museum, this Collection has been, valued by Drs: BABINOTON and WOLLASTON, C. HATCfIETT, Esq. and ti)pr athel• Gentlemen, who report, that the whole collection consists of about 20,000 specimens'; that She serits of crystallized Rubies, S.ipphires, Emeralds, Topazes, Rubellites, Diamonds, and .precious Stones In general, as well as the series of the various Ores, far sti , pass•any - that are known to them in the different Europeon col leEiions; and that the value of the whole is 13 ; 7271: ibchiding that of the Cabinets, which cost Boxatts.--=-The anxious match of boxing, betwixt the celebrated Dutch Sam and Medley; w ill take place in a thiity feet roped ring, On Thursday se'n :night, in. the neighbourhood of Crawley, SUssex. Betting is seven -to four on Sam, who gi% es 201 b. The - airntteurs of the fist have two other matches for the same day, betwixt Cropley and Powers, and Dougherty and Burn„ for subsoripiion purses. Sath training at Chertsey, and Medley at -Thames Ditton. On Saturday as Mr. Priestly, an elderly Gentle man, .who .resided at Chelsea, was f•assing through the Mall of St. James's Park, and while in th ad of Couveising with a child, and giving it a penny to buy some milk, he was sciz'd with a fn and fell ,down. •Sorne scents and water ‘ were Obtained 1-om Mrs. Crow, at the Stable-yard gai,e, and_a Medical Gentleman wa% procured, but tfef , re his arrival life had d'epaitrd. The body was conveyed to the Ship public-house Charing Cross. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. -An interesting young female attracted the attention of the promenaders in rlYde-park, yesterday afternoon, by deliberately throwing herself off the. bank into the Serpentine river. She had parted in anger vi ith a young Ole of different sexes about half an hour previon-ly to the ra,h attempt, and she wafted :une by ti4.t side of the river, in appitrtffit agitati,n of mind. At the time of heAplunging into the walcr, two young tneli were walking: amongst the. tree,, about 200 yards fr,frin the spot, and they rescued her fro:»a. Ww . ery gra% e. She was about t Inirutes under water, but 'she soon recovered. She mined - out" to be the daughter of a tradesivian, in Swaliow-street, and jealousy was supr.osed to have prompted her . to the rash attempt. 'The net produce of the. Siarnp I)w:es on-News papers and Abnanacks, for the year end:ng the sth of April isu9,,amoanted to 278,8 =sl:#6i. 6d. The Duties on Advcttisements for the same time, amount ed to 106,'2811. 3s. Bd. These gums do- it include the Duties on NewsPaperS, Almanacks, and Adver— tisements in Scotland. At a Special Council held at Lincoln's-Inn on Thursday last, the Ohnnsious Rule of the Benchers, that no pen,on shQuld be called to. the Bar who had written in Newspapers (by hire, was rescinded. The Rev, Gsonoß `Oxus,- M.A. instituted to • the re9ory of Bagihorbe, Nnrfollti on (he presenta. A twn of 5). - • G. CHAD, '' . r I• • ? • • ..1 , : • 11. 1342713 H ii\'31FIIIII0P: r. Oa Irri01; Wt the i3ireoori of this ezcellerit Fsta- blishinent for the Fine Arts met at the Galleiy its ' t tte purpose of tiwarciing the Pretniurni for the best proshiatibni of the present year, When they were aSsigned follows . . . . . To Mr. HA Yoog, the Premium of One Hundred Cu;:, .r.cas, tier his Picture of " The Assaisinaiion of Dentatus." To,Mr. 11.i1.-rO,, the Premium of Fifty G u i neas , for hig, Picture of "Th S e u:render of Calais." 'Die above performances haVe been further ltd•. floored :by . being Ourchased .at liberal prices ; the first by. Lor(1-1Z1uLotiAvE,- aucl the latter by Mr. (lore. • ROW AT LIVA'RPOOL. 'SECOND NIORT. yr, Rl , t}t , MAY ...The disturbances last 0101 - Ir.. were as great as on Monday. Soon after the coin , Mencement cf the play (the Honey Moon) Mr. KNIGHT, one of the Managers, came forward anti addres.,ed the audience ; but as he would not agree to half-price admission, the noise was so great, , he was obliged to retire. Several persons were taken up and conveyed - to the watch-house. About halt an hour after the conclUsion of the entertainment, the Mayor, from the front of one of the boxes, desired d. every person to depart in peace : he saki therewas a clau,e in the lease-of the theatre; for bidding the Managers tb make any alteration in the prices of adrni4iion, and that the Magistrates were determined to use their utmost endeavouts to sue press so disgraceftil seei;e of riot and confusion. On his retiring three groans were given for the. Mayor, with cries of " No Mayor = no Corpora tioul" The advocates for half-price hitye. t'hought it, prudent to retire troll the! pit aed boxes, and the greater part of the disturbance was createl itt nie gallery. As- the house did 'by uo means thin, the . Mayorscame fotward second time; and requested all - Gentleinen who were anxious for ort..7er, and de. corum to &part inimediately, and doubted not but others would soon folloW their exnaiple. ~In the. course of ten tpioutes th,e boxes and pit were cow, phftely 'deserted, :and those in the gallery, p.n tly from fear of a t;umber of constables, and partly of their own accorJ, returned peaceably to their respective homes. , EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BATH, DATED MA T I 8 _ " I am' happy to acquaint you, that the storm we dreaded has passed quietly over us. The four men belonging to the Mendip Local Militia, who were liberated from prison by their comrades, were taken and imprisoned after the arrival of the Royal L mcashire; and having expressed their their past conduct, they were this morning forgivers by the Colonel, and liberated. , The regiment then. marched to Clatcrton Down, and the ring-leaders Of the party.who broke open the prison doors were' tried at a dram-head Court- mar! ial,. and one of theta was sentenced to reserve 5() lashes. The Colonel made a long speech to th6'regirnent respecting the impropriety of : their conduet exborud them to have better in future, and p attention to their. ofri cers ; and, fin,tily, 'pardoned, the poor fellow who WAS preparing ,to receive the punishment allotted hiro." UNION-HALL.—On Saturday George Golf, Col.; letor of Taxes for the pariah of ll:chmond, $0; rey, for whor.e, :'pprehension a reward of tool. has been offered, surrendered himself t6 : (2 9 l;ing-. boarn, the officer, and tinder.vent a long examina tion at this offil:e., charged by Thomas, Chilton; Lambton, Young, and others, vestry-men of the.pa rish of Richmo-ad, with having refused to accoUnt for or deliver over. to them the sum of 1 - 500 L re ceived by him as Coll;edor of Highway and Poor'i Rates for that parish. The pariah has a local AC of Parliament by which it is governed, and - under that Ad he was committed to the county gaol till he has madesatisfattion to the parish. Three young popils, belonging to one of the lioq pitals in the .neightiourhood of the Borough, were charged with improper behaviour at the, Surrey Theatre, and assaulting the officers. They ackno , A, lodged the imprOpriety of their conduC; and having -satisfied the wound..d honour of the officers, were dibcharged. Yesterday, at half past two o'clock, a middle aged man threw himself into the Serpentine River witn an intent to drown hi,nself, but was rescued by two men,. who plunged in after him, and, brought - him, ashore. He was conveyed to Mount-street Work.- hot”e, and put into the 'ward approptiated for low aticks ; he said his name was Richard Canto, of Chandler-street, Gruhvenor-sqUare, a jOurneyman Carpenter. He declared while in the ward, that he was determined to, put an end to his existence, and that nothing should-prevent him. • , On Monday 'night last, twenty French prison&s4 made their escape from the 'Vigilant prison-ship, in Portsmouth ha: hour, two parties. Seven of them (forming me of the parties) were taken at Selst3y '; the other patty his not been heard of.-r- Thosc ‘,rhich are taken trade two attempts to obtain poss-ssinn of vessels--one off Portsmouth, and the other off Seise). ; in one of which, attempts one of them was tit •Sail Pitt ItAD MARKET, MAY 2E. Tik (LT's 2datkk N‘;:s amply supplied , with prime 13,•. , 5, and the sllow t j Cattle in general was con sidt:t.ib!e ; Beet, Po It, and Lamb, sold a! I.;Nt pulccs ; Miitton is dealoy ; and the trait! for the most part %.iias „sottiewhat brisk.—The sales in the • i‘larket were 'pretty lively ; 1 1 -13 y, Straw, and - Clover, fetched List prices. : —We subjoin an accurate slatement of the prices and nuulbers : • Tat sink the offal per stone of Sib. Beet - 4s. 41. to 6s: od. Mutton 4s. 4d. to 6s. 4d. Veal, ) ss. ;0:1. to 75. ad. Noll: 4s. Ed. to 7s. ad. Lamb 6S. ca. to Ss. ad. ' Beasts 2140. Pigs 330. Sheep acct Lambs 13,530. Calves 223. SMITHPIF:LD HAYMARKET. 1. • Hay n 4, tos. .to 61, toS. cd. • Straw 21. loS. od. t 0,31. od. CIJVci 61: es. od. to 71. Jas. CORN-EXCHANGE, MAY 2 I .—To-day the anir-.11•1 of Wiitat. make a tolernble supply, early in the tor.e• noon sales were very brisk and dearer, but afterwaßfi ratir.q. dull ;' Rye is. , tither; Waite Peaselikewise ; -Barley and Malt at variation ; Beans of : the tWo kinds:aiso - ; Oats are it 3 m.ddling sqpply,_a94_,peally •at last prices.; Flour at ia'st week's advance. i